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MAXIMISING ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT (A task based approach to developing effective speed & agility)
Ian JeffreysPhD, ASCC, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA, FUKSCA
THE DIFFERENCE MAKER?
Speed and agility play a major role in performance in most
team and court sports.
AGILITY?
The ability to explosively brake, change direction &
accelerate again (Plisk, 2008)
A rapid whole body movement with
change of velocity or direction in response
to a stimulus (Sheppard & Young,
2006)
context specific movement, where an
athlete maximises their sports performance via
the application of sport-specific
movement of optimal velocity, precision,
efficiency and control in anticipation of, and in response to, the key
perceptual stimuli, and skill requirements of
the game.
If it can’t be measured, it doesn’t exist!!
The Stongest?
The most agile?
The Fastest?
• “not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts”
What does he want from us?
To play the game more effectively!
THE DESTINATION!
Are we missing the big picture
Am I really helping?
EFFECTIVE MOVEMENT
Effectiveness
Decision making
Consistency
Adaptability
Control
Efficiency
Force capacities
Closed agility
Speed
PHYSICAL TRACK SKILL TRACK
∑
Perception
Cognitive processing
Motor action selection
Motor action application
HOW MUCH ARE WE MISSING?
ATHLETES SOLVE PROBLEMS!
TIME TO CHANGE THE PARADIGM?
Definition Measures Drills
REVERSE ENGINEERING
Progressive exercises
Key tasks Game
Movement scientists have long realized that models of movement control must allow for the same movement
goal to be achieved from variable environmental conditions and different starting positions of the body
and limbs. (Hayward, Roberton & Getchell 2012).
APPLYING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
PLAN THE JOURNEY
Fundamentals
Sport Generic
Sport Specific
THE GAMESPEED SYSTEM
Actualisation
Acceleration Max Speed
Initiation
StartingChanging Direction
Transition
Static Moving
QUALITY PRACTICEIS KEY
Progressive Challenge
Strategic
At edge of capacity
Variable
RepeatedExternal
focus
Cognitive involvement
Random Allocation
EFFECTIVE PRACTICE
DRILL BASED TASK BASED
Progressive ChallengeStrategic
At edge of
capacityVariable
RepeatedExternal
focus
Cognitive involvement
Random Allocation
A TASK BASED APPROACH
The use of movement based challenges to develop context specific movement capacity
PROGRESSING CHALLENGES?
Establish basic
pattern
Establish
Add variants
(temporal & spatial)
Progress
Progress variables into sport
generic task
Sports Generic Sport Specific
Develop sport
specific task
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
COACHING TASKS
Observe
Evaluate
Feedback!!
Adapt?
Helping athletes solve
problems
SUMMARY
Thinking Gamespeed brings a contextual focus.
Utilising tasks maximises learning.
Must be combined with effective coaching .
